One of the biggest producers in the Asian hot sauce market just confirmed there will be a sriracha shortage this summer. Let us explain why it’s happening …
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00:00Sorry sriracha lovers, but your favorite sauce is expected to have shortages throughout the summer.
00:05So what's to blame? Brut can explain in less than 60 seconds.
00:08So one of the biggest producers in the Asian hot sauce market released a statement
00:13confirming an unprecedented shortage in their products. Chili peppers, a must-have ingredient in the sauce,
00:20have been in short supply since the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
00:24But even more recently, bad weather conditions have negatively impacted the quality of the peppers.
00:29Which has made the horrible situation even worse.
00:32And of course, Russia's invasion of Ukraine also takes some of the blame, just as it has for other food shortages.
00:38The company said that it doesn't currently have the inventory to meet new demands and is even delaying
00:44fulfillments on previously accepted orders. This sriracha shortage is expected to last through at least Labor Day.